Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-18

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In some countries, more and more people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the house or building they live in.

What are the reasons for this?

How can people research this?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

In many countries, a majority of the inidividuals have becoming more curious to find out the history of the house or building they live in. The curiosity of people lead to few resons, such as finding about the past and knowing the details of the ownership. There are various to research and to investigate the background of the property.

On one hand, the reason for investigation regarding the house is people tense to know about the past of the particular house or the building. Inidviduals are tempted to want to know about ownership, to whom the house belong to and learn about the culture of the livelihood. As a result, citizen will be aware and will try to adjust accordingly. For example, as someone who move into a vintage neighbourhood with huge mansion sorrounding, will mainly look in the past and will try to discover about the perivous owner. In such case, they might get to know the heritage history, when the house was built, by whom it was made and what was the reason of builidng such incrediable house.

The history of the house or building can be investigated in various ways, by talking with the neighbours, hiring an retailors or through the magazines. Every house's property details have being resgistered with the government, therefore an individual can obatined the history of the house or the ownership. For instance, before buying or building the houses, that particular area should be registered with details. In contarst, the details of the ownership of the house or building are legally registered and such case people can find out the past details of the construction.

In conclusion, every residents buying a new house or building have the right to know details of the livelihood. So, the family moving will be knowledge of the neighbourhood they live in.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions: you suggest that residents want to learn about previous owners and a building’s heritage, and you mention neighbours, property records and magazines as research sources. The example of someone moving into a vintage neighbourhood helps illustrate the motivation. However, the reasons are narrow and some points are unclear or insufficiently explained; for instance, “adjust accordingly” does not specify what residents learn or how it affects them. The research methods also need more precise explanation: “hiring an retailors” is difficult to interpret, and the point about area registration is not clearly connected to researching a particular building. Develop each answer with clearer, relevant examples and explain how each method provides information.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for reasons and research methods, and a conclusion. This gives the reader a basic route through the answer. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, and linking phrases can be mechanical or inaccurate. “On one hand” is not followed by a contrasting “on the other hand,” while “In contarst” introduces a point that does not clearly contrast with the previous one. Some references are also unclear, such as “In such case” and “the details” in the research paragraph. Use simpler, more accurate transitions and make the connection between each example and its main point explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt topic-related vocabulary, including “ownership,” “heritage history,” “neighbourhood,” and “legally registered,” which helps communicate the subject. However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling, word-form, and collocation errors make parts of the response difficult to understand. Examples include “inidividuals,” “resons,” “sorrounding,” and “perivous”; phrases such as “culture of the livelihood” and “hiring an retailors” are also unnatural or unclear. Choose vocabulary that expresses the intended meaning precisely, and check spelling and common word combinations. Reusing accurate terms such as “property records” and “previous owners” would be clearer than attempting uncertain phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both simple sentences and some attempts at longer structures, including clauses introduced by “therefore” and “For example.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction sometimes make meaning difficult to follow. For example, “a majority of the individuals have becoming” has an incorrect verb form, and “The curiosity of people lead” has a subject–verb agreement error. In “to whom the house belong to,” the verb form and sentence pattern are also incorrect. Practise building accurate sentences before adding complexity, paying particular attention to subject–verb agreement, verb forms, and complete clause structure.

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